Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10289113October 20, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. DEALERSHIP SAID STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES BECAUSE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 56,000 MILES ON IT AND REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $550. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN INVESTIGATED. APPARENTLY GM HAS NOT FOUND A RELIABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL OF THE 2004 MALIBU MAXX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288589October 15, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. TWO WEEKS AGO SHE PAID $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287391October 14, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION, HE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED EACH TIME HE DROVE OVER A BUMP OR POT HOLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286655October 7, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SEATS
BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2004 MALIBU MAXX IN AUGUST 2007 WITH 19000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAVE 68000 MILES. DRIVERS SEAT FRAME CRACKED. WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT OR ANY INCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FRAME TO CRACK. THE DRIVER SEAT IS 4 WAY ELECTRIC POWERED SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286517October 6, 2009
STEERING
I TOOK VEHICLE INTO GOODYEAR FOR OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM MORE STEERING NOISES ARE HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286514October 6, 2009
STEERING
2004 CHEVY MALIBU. NUMEROUS DEALERSHIP VISITS ON 'NOISY' STEERING. AFTER WARRANTY GOODYEAR FOUND $610.00 INTERMEDIATED STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM. NOISY AGAIN IN STEERING : STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT! ANOTHER $900.00 BILL. I WANT REIMBURSED AND A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285931October 1, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERATIVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AMBER COVER WAS BURNED WITH A HOLE IN IT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41, 140 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,167.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285739September 29, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. A "MECHANICAL PROBLEM INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" WERE DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285214September 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I OWN A 2004; 4 CYL; CHEVY MALIBU WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I NARROWLY ESCAPED CAUSING A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. WHEN TOWED TO CHEVY "... THEIR COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEM...". BALONEY, I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT BY GOING ON-LINE THAT LOTS OF CHEVY MALIBUS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284123September 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL BRAKES SEEM TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL CAR SEATS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES BECAME VERY HOT AND CAUSED STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284129September 16, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS - CAUSES A MSG TO APPEAR ON INFO CENTER AND STEERING IS DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283845September 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTERIOR LAMP SOCKET OVERHEATED, MELTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282877September 4, 2009
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN JUNE 2009. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE TWICE. I TOOK THE CAR THE DEALERSHIPS SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. DRIVING TODAY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AGAIN. I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND IT RESETS ITSELF USUALLY, BUT TODAY IT KEPT GOING OUT. I SPOKE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SERIOUSLY. I AM LOCKED INTO MY LOAN FOR 3 YEARS ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282737September 3, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282502September 1, 2009
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES AWAY AND "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282375August 31, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY 2004 MALIBU MAXX ARE MELTING THROUGH THE AMBER COLORED HOUSING AND STARTING TO MELT THE CLEAR HOUSING THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT. I THINK AT SOME TIME THIS MIGHT LEAD TO A FIRE. THE PROBLEM WAS JUST NOTICED AT A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAY HAVE BEEN MELTING FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE IT WAS REALIZED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280520August 15, 2009
STEERING
DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVY MALIBU IN A PARKING LOT WHEN POWER STEERING TURNED OFF. POWER STEERING WILL RESET AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR BUT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY TURN OFF AGAIN. LOOSES POWER STEERING MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE THE INITIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279550August 6, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL / PARK LAMP WAS NOT WORKING. I REMOVED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO ACCESS THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. BEFORE REMOVING THE BULB I NOTICED; A) THE OLD BULB GLASS WAS WHITE. B) THEOUTER CLEAR PLASTIC AND CHROME REFLECTIVE SURFACE OF THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE DISCOLORED, DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TURN SIGNAL BULB, FROM HEAT. C) THE ROUND AMBER LENS DIRECTLY AROUND THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS MELTED AT THE TOP AND A MELTED PIECE OF THIS PLASTIC EXTENDED DOWN AND WAS MELTED TO THE TOP OF THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. CURRENTLY ALL I HAVE DONE WAS TO REPLACE THE BULB. NOTE: BOTH FRONT HEAD LAMP HOUSINGS HAVE THE SAME HEAT DISCOLORATION AND MELTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279478August 5, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OF SUDDENLY W/O ADVANCE NOTICE OF ANY KIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279273August 3, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING QUIT. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS RIGHT AFTER I HAD PICKED MY SON UP FROM DAY CARE. I WAS ON MY HOME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO PULL HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO STEER. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN ON MY WAY TO WORK, BUT NOW IT OVER STEERS TO THE RIGHT. IF THE POWER STEERING HAD COME BACK ON WHILE I WAS PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL I WOULD HAVE WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND CAUSED AND ACCIDENT (WITH MY SON IN THE CAR). I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT MY EXPENSE. IF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALREADY REPLACED, THEN WHY IS THE SAME PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING. I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN WHEN IT ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. SOME HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM DOES NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR GM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM A "DEATH". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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