Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2005)

1,301 consumer complaints on file.

#10537734August 28, 2013
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AUGUST 1, 2013, WAS DRIVING OFF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT CAME BACK AFTER THREE DAYS BUT ON AUGUST 23, 2013, IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, DOING 65 MPH AND COMPLETELY LOST STEERING CAPACITY. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND BEEPED TWICE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY UNTIL I REMEMBERED I WOULD STILL HAVE MANUAL STEERING. IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT. TOOK TO GET REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF RECALL RELATED TO POWER STEERING. PART COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DOES NOT AND DID NOT FIX POWER STEERING OF VEHICLE. AN ADDITIONAL $700 NEEDED IN ORDER TO FIX THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH HOUSES SENSORS. THIS MODULE, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, IS WHAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY REPAIR VEHICLE. WHY CAN GM NOT REPAIR THE ENTIRE STEERING COMPONENT WHEN, APPARENTLY, THE MODULE IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND MOST COMMON PART ON THESE VEHICLES THAT MALFUNCTIONS (IF THE BLOGS ARE TO BE BELIEVED), NOT DUE TO ABUSE/MISUSE BY OWNERS BUT DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT(S). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536350August 20, 2013
STEERING
WHILE PASSING ON THE INTERSTATE THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE ALERT THEN THE STEERING FAILED. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING THE STEERING FAILS FOR ONLY A BRIEF TIME, BUT PULLS EXTREMELY HARD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT I AM TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534578August 9, 2013
STEERING, WHEELS
THIS IS IN RELATION TO WHAT I'VE SEEN IN A FEW CRASH IIHS CRASH VIDEOS. I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE, WITH THE IMPACT RANGE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO THE OUTSIDE MIRROR. I WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN I WAS STRUCK. THE IMPACT ON THE STEER TIRE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT AS IT ABSORBED THE ENERGY FROM THE COLLISION. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SO VIOLENTLY RIGHTWARD FROM THE FORCE OF THE VEHICLE HITTING IT, THAT I ENDED UP WITH A FRACTURED RIGHT ELBOW AND TORN LIGAMENTS IN MY RIGHT HAND - INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A COLLISION ON THE LEFT. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING IN A FEW IIHS CRASH TEST VIDEOS. IN A FEW OF THEIR VIDEOS, THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFTS SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SO THERE ENDS UP BEING NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE DUMMY'S HEAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NHTSA AND THE IIHS, OR TO WHAT STANDARDS ARE SET, AS I'VE SEEN SOME TRULY DISTURBING IIHS VIDEOS ON BRAND NEW CARS; DISTURBING ENOUGH THAT I'M SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS LET INTO THE MARKET. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS. MY RIGHT SIDE INJURIES SEEMED VERY STRANGE UNTIL SEEING SOME OF THE IIHS VIDEOS IN SLOW MOTION THAT EXPLAINED HOW THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10533399August 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS A SENSOR CODE OF PO 463. MY CAR WILL NO START, UNLESS JUMP STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533203August 2, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS 122,000. THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533041August 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE POWER DIMINISHING AND ENGINE DISABLED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531619July 24, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND PERFORMED A FUEL CLEANING BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525161July 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS; GO ON WHEN NOT BRAKING; ALSO CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. SUGGEST RECALL AS THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE THE PRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525272July 16, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ORANGE GLASS IN SIDE OF HEAD LAMP IT HAS A HOLE MELTED THE TOP OF THE ORANGE LENS. HAS A HOLE ON TOP WHAT CAN YOU DO TO FIX THAT PROBLEM, IT'S SEAMS TO BE ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. IT'S ON A 2005 MALIBU MAXX. CAN YOU REPLACE IT UNDER A FACTORY WARRANTY FOR US THANKS. THAT'S HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART ON THEM CARS PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME THANKS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523835July 9, 2013
SEATS
I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT "SWAYED" TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING DOWN IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING THE SEAT FOR INSPECTION, THE WELD CONNECTING THE SUPPORT TUBE INSIDE THE SEAT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS WELD JOINT. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. LOCAL SERVICE CENTER STATED THIS WELD WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIX BY REWELDING AND SUGGESTED FINDING A AUTOSALVAGE SEAT TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522407June 29, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS TOLD BY A DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN BEHIND ME COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. SHE SAID IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THEY WERE ON WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING AND WENT OFF WHEN I WAS STOPPING. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC RESISTOR AND IT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING. I ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL REFUSING TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGING ITSELF. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THESE ARE REOCCURRING PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO WITH TERMINAL FRETTING CORROSION IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE NO ONE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT IT BEFORE THIS BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTED FUNNY EVEN WHEN I WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASE. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SALESPERSON AND HE SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. IT WORKED THE NEXT TIME I TEST DROVE IT BUT HAS FREQUENTLY NOT WORKED AFTER I ACTUALLY BOUGHT IT. GETTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521051June 21, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR IS A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520497June 18, 2013
SEATS
TWO WELDS HOLDING THE CONSOLE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE BODY OF THE CAR SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SIT CROOKED (LOWER ON THE INSIDE), PIVOT BACKWARD DURING ACCELERATION, AND FORWARD WHEN BREAKING. IF IT WERE EVER IN A COLLISION, THE ADDITIONAL STRESS PLACED ON THE DOOR SIDE WELDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE ENTIRE SEAT COMING FREE. (EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A COLLISION, THE SEAT MAY COME FREE BASED ON THE STRESS OF CONSTANT PIVOTING DURING NORMAL USE.) FOR THE RECORD, TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS OR OTHER SITUATION THAT MIGHT HAVE PLACED ABNORMAL STRESS ON THESE WELDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520281June 17, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YOU CAN SMELL FUEL WHEN YOU ARE BY THE CAR. AT THIS TIME IT TAKES 2 TO 3 CRANKS FOR THE CAR TO START. I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK SOMEWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514374May 30, 2013
STEERING
I PURCHASED A USED CHEVY 2005 MALIBU MAXX FROM EAST HILLS CHEVROLET. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN 08' THEY REPLACED OR REPAIRED THE STEERING GEARS. 5 YEARS LATER AND 30,000 MILES (LOCAL) I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS SITED IN A BULLETIN WITH MY VIN NUMBER HOWEVER, GM, NOR THE DEALER WILL REPAIR IT FOR ME. THE COST $1,100.00 OF WHICH I DO NOT HAVE AT THE PRESENT MOMENT. WHAT DO I DO DRIVE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CAR??? I AM GETTING NO HELP FROM GM AND AM PREPARED TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AND SELL IT AND BUY ANYTHING BUT A CHEVY AS THE WHOLE LINE IS PLAGUED WITH THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] 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
#10513220May 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD SHIFT CYLINDERS HAD ALSO FAILED, INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512211May 15, 2013
STEERING
2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TRENOR MOTORS, INC. TO BE FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS BAD AND ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. ON AUGUST , 2009 I HAD THE CAR BACK INTO TRENOR MOTORS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND AGAIN ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. IN OCTOBER, 2009 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TRENOR MOTORS WHERE ACCORDING TO THEIR WORK ORDER/INVOICE THEY REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AGAIN. AFTER WE PICKED THE CAR UP I GOT ROUGHLY 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND I NOTICED THE SAME POPPING/CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END THAT OCCURRED ALL OTHER TIMES. I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TRENOR MOTORS WHERE THEY LUBED THE I-SHAFT. AROUND AUGUST OF 2010 THE SAME NOISE RETURNED AND BY THIS TIME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TRENOR REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I FELT THAT SINCE THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I THEN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH A MAN BY THE NAME OF JOHN AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND CALLED ME BACK LEAVING A VOICE MAIL. HE AND I WERE UNABLE TO CONNECT BECAUSE OF OUR SCHEDULES. I FINALLY WROTE A LETTER TO GM ASKING THEM TO CONTACT ME IN WRITING, BUT DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM. I THEN CONTACEDT THE BBB WHO COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF CAR. I FINALLY CONTACTED THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WHO CONTACTED GM. A LADY NAMED FRANCES FROM GM CONTACTED ME AT WHICH TIME I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AFTER A WEEK OR SO SHE CONTACTED ME BACK TO TELL ME SHE HAD CONTACTED TRENOR MOTORS AND THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO FIX MY CAR WITHOUT CHARGE AND THAT GM WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME ANY RESTITUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511200May 8, 2013
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, LUCKILY ON A CURVE. THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND BACK AND I THOUGHT THE MOTOR CAME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN I GOT HOME I BEGAN TO SEARCH TO LOCATE THE ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BAR OF THE SEAT HAD BROKEN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE DEFECT. THE ISSUE AND CONCERN I HAVE AT THIS TIME IS SAFETY, HOW CAN A SEATBELT SECURE ME IF THE SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR DURING AN ACCIDENT. IF I WERE IN A STAND STILL ON A FREEWAY AND THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND HIT ME AT 45 MPH, WHAT WOULD THE RESULT BE? I PICTURE MY SEAT FINALLY SNAPPING OFF OF ITS FRAME AND ME AND THE SEAT FLYING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511078May 8, 2013
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK WELD BECAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DETACHED AND TILT TOWARD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509563April 25, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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