Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10658672November 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO BEING TOO LOOSE OR TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,233. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655146November 14, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS AND THEN START THE CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPS UP TO FULL, STAYS THERE FOR A FEW MILES, THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND LOW FUEL MESSAGE COMES ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ALSO COMES ON AND STAYS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK TO FULL AND AT THE POINT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654527November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/22/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653984November 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE AND FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653116November 6, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE WINDOWS DID NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652991November 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651644October 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHIP IN IGNITION CYLINDER CASE BAD NOT READING THE KEY TIMES -LICENSED MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE APART THE DASH BOARD REMOVE AND REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER CASE-USED THE SAME IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SAME KEY. CAR HAD A SECURITY CODE REPLACED THE CAE-CLEARED THE CODE CAR OKAY NOW. CUSTOMER ASK FOR THE PART, COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HER AMERICAN MADE CAR HAD A PART MADE IN MEXICO, SHE REQUESTED THE PART . IT WAS ON OR ABOUT 6/11/2014 I DID NOT GET THE CAR IN UNTIL 6/13/2014 MY SISTER AND MY NEPHEW HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO A SAFE PLACE I AM A DIABETIC WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WITH A PROSTHETIC DEVICE. I REPORTED IT TO GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE REFERRAL [XXX] EMPLOYEE WENDY AND GAVE HER A PHOTO OF THE PART, THEY DID A RECALL ON MY KEYS, THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651673October 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651394October 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
IT HAS BEEN OVER 5 MONTHS SINCE RECALL, AND GM HAS STILL NOT COME UP WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS DELAY APPEARS TO BE INTENTIONAL. CAN NHTSA DO ANYTHING TO SPEED UP THIS PROCESS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651014October 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650732October 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
"SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING MESSAGE ON RADIO CONSOLE: 2 CHIMES, AND TEXT: "SERVICE AIR BAG" PROBLEM OCCURS APPROX. 50% OF TIME. USUALLY OCCURS A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING AND ALSO USUALLY OCCURS ONLY ONCE PER DRIVE CYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650768October 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. HER BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND SHE LOST POWER IN THE STEERING FORCING HER TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT DRIVABLE, I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AT MY HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650297October 27, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649140October 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
LETTER FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 MALIBU RECALLS (ATTN: SHANE CLEM). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE RECALL ISSUES RECTIFIED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE EMISSION CONTROL VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648788October 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A CRACK/LEAK IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACED ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE (2006) AND THE NEWEST PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AROUND THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR (2014). I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE UNIT IS AROUND 500 PLUS LABOR AND TOTALS ABOUT 1000 DOLLARS. THIS IS ON THE SHORT LIST OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES AS OTHERS HAVE, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE CONCERNS ME QUITE A BIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648790October 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON AT RANDOM AND THEN WENT OFF AFTER BEING RESET. AFTER A WHILE, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BROKE. HOW? I DO NOT KNOW. I HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT SINCE ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS HAVE BEEN WORKING. ANOTHER ALMOST 500 DOLLAR REPAIR TO A CAR THAT'S VALUE IS NOT WORTH TRADING IN AT THIS POINT. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT AND RELIABLE CAR OTHERWISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648726October 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHIME ALARM ACTIVATED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT RIBS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 12/17/14*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10648410October 17, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648247October 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644722October 15, 2014
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS I DID HAVE A HEAVY LOAD ON THE KEY CHAIN AND WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE I KEPT HITTING THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING MY LEG UP AND DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL I HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ENGINE FAILED I THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE AND NOTHING I SAID TO MYSELF I HAVE GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR THE TRAIN IS GOING TO HIT SO I WAS ABLE TO UNLEASH MY SEATBELT AND OPEN THE DOOR THAT IS THE TIME WHEN THE UNION PACIFIC TRAIN HIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY DRIVER S FRONT DOOR I WAS THROWN 30 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THEY FINALLY FOUND ME IN A RICE FIELD. I ALMOST DIED FROM THIS ACCIDENT . I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IT WOULD CUT THE ENGINE OFF AS I STATED BEFORE. IT TOOK ME 2 1/2 YEARS TO RECUPERATE. AND I STILL LIVE WITH PROBLEMS TO MY NECK AND SHOULDER. I HAD MY SPLEEN REMOVED ,CONTUSIONS TO MY HEAD ,WHICH TO THIS DAY I STUTTER, I ALSO HAD MY SPINE TWISTED, I SUFFER WITH THAT ALSO. ANYWAY I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FROM A TOTAL STRANGER, LAST WEEK THE NEXT DAY I ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE AND IT IS A VEHICLE THAT IS ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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